The
leadership of the House of Representatives has reacted to the allegation by the
Former Chairman House Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdullamumin Jubrin that he was being victimized by
the speaker Dogara.
The
Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas,
who made the reaction, noted that Jibrin was removed because the leadership
reserved the prerogative of appointing and removing committee chairmen whenever
they were seen to no longer be able to perform their duties.
“Most of the allegations on the 2016
budget process and his opposition to immunity of presiding officers are
non-issues and (but) mere afterthought manufactured simply because the House relieved
him of his position.
“If
he had all these ‘facts’ before, why didn’t he make them public? Why is he
doing that now?
“Jibrin,
like any other member of the House, knows that there are conventions and
precedents as they relate to budgets and projects for principal officers of the
National Assembly. Why is he making it an issue now?
“In
any case, he is entitled to his opinion as a Nigerian and as a legislator,
while acting within the laws of Nigeria and rules of the House.”
Meanwhile, Jibrin
has said that rather than tell the truth, the leadership of the House created the impression
that he was sacked because he padded the 2016 budget.
He
described the reason given for his removal as “complete misrepresentation,
false, mischievous, unfair and a calculated attempt to bring my name to
disrepute, blackmail, silence and use me as a scapegoat.”
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